James Gibson (Missouri politician)
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{{short description|American lawyer, judge and politician (1849–1918)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = James Gibson
| image = Sketch of James Gibson (1896).png
| caption = Sketch of Gibson, 1896
| order = 23rd
| office = Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
| term_start = 1883
| term_end = 1884
| predecessor = Thomas B. Bullene
| successor = Leander J. Talbott
| birth_date = {{birth date|1849|11|19}}
| birth_place = Cooper County, Missouri, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1918|12|12|1849|11|19}}
| death_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
| resting_place = Mount Washington Cemetery
Independence, Missouri, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|Mary Todd Pence|1880}}
| children = 2
| occupation = {{hlist|Lawyer|judge|politician}}
}}
James Gibson (November 19, 1849 – December 12, 1918) was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He served as Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1883.
Early life
James Gibson was born on November 19, 1849, in Cooper County, Missouri to John Gibson.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112594726/judge-james-gibson-dead-12-dec-1918/ |title=Judge James Gibson Dead |date=1918-12-12 |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2022-11-05}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112596026/death-of-john-gibson-26-mar-1885-the/ |title=Death of John Gibson |date=1885-03-26 |newspaper=Kansas City Times |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2022-11-05}}{{Open access}} Gibson was descended from John Bannister Gibson and Edward Rutledge. He attended Kemper Military School in Boonville.
Career
In 1871, Gibson moved to Kansas City, Missouri. In 1877, Gibson was elected as city attorney of Kansas City and he was re-elected in 1878. In 1880, Gibson served as a presidential elector. In 1883, Gibson was elected as Mayor of Kansas City.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/clerk |title=City Clerk |website=kcmo.gov |access-date=2022-11-05}} Gibson was a Democrat.
Gibson was a member of the Jackson County Circuit Court from 1889 to 1904.
Personal life
Gibson married Mary Todd Pence of Weston, Missouri, on November 18, 1880. They had one son and one daughter, James E. Gibson and Mrs. Burris McGie Little. His son was the general manager of the Kansas City Railways Company.
Gibson died on December 12, 1918, at his home in Kansas City. He was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112595523/the-funeral-of-judge-gibson-13-dec/ |title=The Funeral of Judge Gibson |date=1918-12-13 |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2022-11-05}}{{Open access}}
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{{s-bef | before = Thomas B. Bullene}}
{{s-ttl | title = Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri | years = 1883–1884}}
{{s-aft | after = Leander J. Talbott}}
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{{Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri}}
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Category:19th-century mayors of places in Missouri
Category:People from Cooper County, Missouri